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Podcast Episode
Season
Fourteen
number
741
Type
Album Review
Post Date
11/12/2024

Blind Guardian

741 Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian

Nightfall in Middle-Earth

Label
Virgin/Century Media
Release year
1998
Producer
Flemming Rasmussen
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Blind Guardian's 1998 album Nightfall in Middle-Earth is a power metal epic, retelling Tolkien's The Silmarillion with symphonic intensity

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The 1998 concept album Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian brings the epic scope of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion to life through power metal. The album tells the tragic tales of elves, men, and gods embroiled in a war against the dark lord Morgoth, blending rich lyrical storytelling with complex arrangements, and finds a sweet spot between the technical skill of bands like Metallica and Helloween with the melodic bombast of Queen. Each track serves as a chapter in the larger saga, with both interludes and full songs capturing key moments via a variety of unique approaches. Mixing soaring vocals, symphonic elements, and Brian May-esque guitar riffage, the band create a sense of grandeur that mirrors the mythic subject matter.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - Into The Storm
  • 14:49 - A Dark Passage
  • 19:42 - Nightfall
  • 24:50 - The Eldar
  • 34:08 - Thorn
  • 38:53 - Mirror Mirror
  • Outro - The Minstrel

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